The US-Israel attack on Iran paints NZ foreign policy into a corner

Atta Kenare AFP via Getty Images The National led coalition government missed a clear opportunity to defend the international rules based order in its response to the joint US Israeli strikes on Iran. It was a glaring omission, given New Zealand and most countries rely heavily on that system to rein in the worst excesses of power. Under article 51 of the UN Charter, states have the legal right to use force in self defence in response to an armed attack. But neither the US nor Israel was being

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The US-Israel attack on Iran paints NZ foreign policy into a corner

Atta Kenare AFP via Getty Images The National led coalition government missed a clear opportunity to defend the international rules based order in its response to the joint US Israeli strikes on Iran. It was a glaring omission, given New Zealand and most countries rely heavily on that system to rein in the worst excesses of power. Under article 51 of the UN Charter, states have the legal right to use force in self defence in response to an armed attack. But neither the US nor Israel was being

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